K. V. Narayanaswamy
Palghat Kollengode Viswanatha Ramnarayanan (Malayalam:പാലക്കാട് കൊല്ലങ്കോട് നാരായണസ്വാമി) (November 15, 1923 - April 1, 2002), often referred to as KVN, was an Indian musician from the state of Kerala, widely considered to be among the finest Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century. He was described as the "Gentle Perfect Knight" of Carnatic music, a phrase from Geoffrey Chaucer, by V. K. Narayana Menon, prominent art critic of India and recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.
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